Anatomical display case



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CHARLES AARON M'OORMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ANATOIMIOAL DISPLAY CASE.

Application filed. December 15, 1924. Serial No. 756,165

To all to 710m it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES Aanon Moon-MAN, a cltizen of the Unlted States, and a resident of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement 1n Anatomical Display Cases, of which the following is afull,

clear, and exact description. 1

My inventlon relates to lmprovements. in anatomical dlsplay cases, andit consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrange ments hereindescribed and claimed.

An object-of my invention is to provide a display casewhich is intendedfor use by salesmen and the like for visibly acquainting the stockmanwith the pertinence of various hogremedies and foods.

. A further object of my invention is to provide a display case havingthe shape of a hog and constructed with two principal parts hingedlymounted to one another which maybe moved apart so as to display theinternal anatomical portions of the hog.

A further obj ect of my invention is to provide a display case inwhichcompartments are provided in certain portions of the interior of thecase for containing hog remedies,

foods and the like, and in which these compartments are disposedadjacent to the portions of the hog affected by the feeding of suchremedies and foods.

A further object of my invention is to provide a display case in whichthe compartments forcontain-ing the remedies, foods, and the like areprovided with transparent covers so that the observer may see thephysical appearance of the remedies and foods andthus become acquaintedwith their appearance.

A further object of provide a display case in which the means forhingedly mounting the two portions of j the case also servi-istoprovidea handle by means of which the entire ,case' may be carried.

Other objects and advantages will" appear in the followingspecification, and the novel features of the invention will beparticularly pointed in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of anembodiment of my invention, and

my invention is to Figure 2 is a view of the display case shown inFigure l in open operative position.

In carrying out my invention I make use of a pair of cooperating moldedmetal parts 1 and 2 which, when placed in registration with one another,have the external appearance of a hog. These parts are hingedly mountedto one another by the provision of a handle member 3 having axially alined portions 1- which are projected through lugs 5 and 6 provided on theparts 1 and 2, respectively, and having aligned openings therethrough toreceive the portions 4 and the handle The parts 1 and 2 are locked intoengage ment with one another at the bottom by the provision of athreaded bolt 7 extending downwardly from the part 2 and having a thumbnut S thereupon and a slotted plate 9 which is arrangedto partiallyencompass the bolt 7 when the parts 1 and 2 are in the po-- sitionshownin Figure 1. Thus the thumb nut' 8 may be turned to secure the partsagainst unintentional movement away from one another as in carrying.

-Means for assuring proper registration of the parts 1 and 2 is providedin recesses 10 and registering lips 11 on the part 2 (see Figure 2).

The interior of the part 2 illustrate inbas-relief all the principalbones of the skeleton of the hog, as shown at 12, so that an observermay see instantly the fleshy portions of the hog.

our containers 13, 14, 15, and 16 are formed in the part 2, and each areprovided with a transparent cover through which the contents of thechambers is visible. The container 13 is filled with an assortment ofminerals which are beneficial to the entire body of the hog. r

The container 14 is disposed just to the back oftheribs and is filledwith a laxative which has substantially the same appearance as theminerals in the container 13. j

The container 15 is filled with a darker colored compound which is seenthrough the transparent cover and which is for the purpose of preventingthe accumulation of intestinal worms.

The container .16 is filled with a compositiorlil which is for thepurpose of producing fies is designed to ration is a mixture containingthe ingredients shown in the containers, 13, 14, 15, and 16, and is ageneral stabilizer and tonic which tends to increase the growth of theanimal in size and weight and also to aid in the prevention of disease.

From the foregoingdescription of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. In em ploying my improvedanatomical display case, the salesman or person using the case willfirst place the case in an upright position, as shown in Figure 1,before the stoclnnan. The case is an exact replica of a healthy,properly fed hog, and comparisons may be made with the stock at hand,whereupon the presence of the case sugto the stockman that certainelements in the flesh or general health of his stock is at fault.

Having thus properly introduced the topic of hog remedies, and foods,the case opened to the position shown in Figure by unfastening thethumbnut 8.

When in this position, the salesman may definitely inform the stockmanas to the various remedies and foods necessary for the good health ofhis stock. It will be noted that the containers having the ingredientsare placed in positions pertinent to the contents thereof. Thispresentation, visually, of the various organs of the hog and theassociate remedies and foods permits the stockman to instanly realizewhat may be lacking in his own stock and what remedies it is necessaryto employ to properly build up unhealthy or lean stock.

When the salesman has finished his interview, the case is closed, as inFigure 1, and it may be readly carried about from place to place, and,since constructed of metal, preferably aluminum there is littlepossibility of damage to the case, and it may be carried with easebecause of its lightness.

I claim:

1. An anatomical display case of the character described comprising apair of hingedly connected cooperating members having the outwardappearance, when in registration with one another, of one of a speciesof domestic stock, one of said cooperating members having its interiorwalls formed to designate the internal physiological members of thespecies, and being further provided with compartments, each of saidcompartments having a transparent cover and being filled withingredients beneficial to that portion of the animal in the vicinity ofthe container.

2. An anatomical display case of the character described comprising apair of hingedly connected cooperating members having the outwardappearance, when in registration with one another, of one of a speciesof domestic stock, one of said cooperating members having its interiorwalls formed to designate the skeleton of the species, and being furtherprovided with compartments, each of said compartments having atransparent cover and being filled with ingredients beneficial to thatportion of the animal in the vicinity of the container.

3. An anatomical display case of the character described comprising apair of hingedly connected cooperating members having the outwardappearance, when in registration with one another, of one of a speciesof domestic stock, one of said cooperating members having its interiorwalls formed to designate the skeleton of the species, and being furtherprovided with compartments, each of said compartments having atransparent cover and being filled with ingredients beneficial to thatportion of the animal in the vicinity of the container, and a relativelylarge container having a transparent cover formed 011 the remainingcooperating part of the case, said container being filled with a one-dayration of food beneficial to the animal.

4. An anatomical display case of the character described comprising apair of cooperating parts hingedly mounted to one another by theprovision of a bent rigid rod fashioned to serve as a handle forcarrying the case, said cooperating parts having the outward appearance,when in registration with one another, of one of a species of domesticstock, one of said members being fashioned with its inner wall torepresent a has-relief of certain physiological members of the specierepresented by the exterior contour of the case, and containers havingtransparent covers formed on said cooperating parts in predeterminedpositions relative to the physiological members, said container beingfilled with ingredients pertaining and beneficial to the region of theanimal where the containers are disposed.

CHARLES AARON MOORMAN.

